Is there a way to have a .dwg file and make it read only? i want to have my files protected so no one can alter them once i hand them over to consultants to view.
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Hi,
just via operating system and/or network-administration. So move them to a folder where you can place new files but don't be able to modify them.
- alfred -
well i need to email these files to various consultants on a daily basis so when they open these files i want them to be opened as read only. is that possible?
check out "digital signatures" under your help index:
Hi,
you can't assign a readonly-attribute to DWG-files itself. And even if you would have a readonly flag you would be able to create a new drawing, do a copy&paste from your file to a new file and save this copy with the original filename 😉
If you want to send them data for visualization (also within AutoCAD) but not modifiable (at least not without hardcore-tricks) you can create a DWF-file. That can be visualized, zoomed, paned and referenced (georeferenced) into other AutoCAD-files like XRefs.
- alfred -
@ ALFRED and ThePworth
Unfortunately your methods are easily bypassable.
Even protecting tools like the famous "Deter" have the own antidote.
As a matter of fact, there's NO way to protect a vector drawing, unless you rasterize it.
Hi,
>> Unfortunately your methods are easily bypassable.
Within 10sec show me a solution of how to modify a DWF-content 😉
(10sec because there is one tool out in the world that converts DWF to DWG, but not easy to find I think)
- alfred -
I agree, costing 75$, but I think it's a good deal.
Anyway, I wonder whether why there's no free DWF2DWG converter in the whole Web, yet...